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USA

5-kilo lunar meteorite ‘The Moon Puzzle’ up for auction

The rare meteorite, which was discovered in northwest Africa, has been dubbed the largest chunk of moon rock ever put up for auction.

16/10/2018

France

Zidane 'World Cup' jersey is withdrawn from sale pending investigation

The auction house said it needs to conduct an investigation to confirm it was worn by the football legend in the first half of the 1998 World Cup final against Brazil.

10/10/2018

Netherlands

Unopened letter to Anne Frank’s father fetches €9,500 at auction

The letter, which bears a red “return to sender” stamp on its envelope, was sent to Otto Frank by an insurance company in 1942, while the family was in hiding.

21/09/2018

United Kingdom

Indiana Jones' hat, Han Solo's jacket go under the hammer

How much would you pay for a piece of movie history?

20/09/2018

Cult

Medieval manuscript fetches over €4 million

Owner accused of fraud claims he has been vindicated.

18/06/2018

Switzerland

Henri Jayer sells last batch of wine for €30mn

Last batch of wine from legendary French winemaker Henri Jayer sells for €30mn in record-breaking auction.

18/06/2018

France

Napoleon's hat sells for €280,000

A hat attributed to Napoleon has sold at auction for €280,000

18/06/2018

France

Vase found in a shoebox sells for €16 million

An 18th Century vase discovered in an attic has fetched €16.2 million at an auction in France.

12/06/2018

France

An early painting by Vincent Van Gogh has sold for more than € 7m

The "Women Mending Nets in the Dunes" was bought by an American collector. A bidding war pushed the price above its estimate of € 3m-€ 5m

05/06/2018

France

An unidentified dinosaur sells for over 2 million Euros at Paris Aucti

An unnamed French art collector has bought the relic and it's understood he'll be presenting it to the public

05/06/2018

Earth News

Original Winnie-the-Pooh sketches for sale

The 1926 drawing about the Hundred Acre Wood is among them.

01/06/2018

Cult

World's largest known freshwater pearl to go under the hammer

The pearl, dubbed "the Sleeping Lion" for its irregular shape will go on sale in the Hague

29/05/2018

Cult

King of Comedy's items to go on auction in Las Vegas

Items of the late US comedian Jerry Lewis will go under the hammer next month

22/05/2018

USA

Princely items go on sale in New York

Memorabilia from the estate of the late star, Prince, go on auction this weekend and are on display until Friday at the Hard Rock cafe in Times Square.

15/05/2018

USA

Modigliani nude fetches $157.2 million at Sotheby's auction

The painting gave Sotheby’s its highest price yet.

15/05/2018

Australia

Russell Crowe's 'divorce' auction sells millions worth of movie props

The auction at Sotheby's, 'The Art of Divorce' attracted dozens of buyers and spectators and reaped in more than $208 million dollars in Sydney.

08/04/2018

USA

Biggest-ever auction in aid of charity as Rockefeller art is donated for good causes

The legendary art collection from one of America's greatest families is attracted strong interest from super-wealthy buyers, but smaller lots are at more affordable estimates, including jewelry, furniture and fine china.

06/04/2018

World News

Picasso and Money under the hammer

Picasso's Young Girl with a Flower Basket joins works by Monet and Gauguin in an auction at Christies which is expected to make nearly half a billion euros

15/03/2018

Cult

Britain's most expensive car up for auction

This 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato ‘2 VEV’ is expected to reach up to £15m at auction in Paris

09/02/2018

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Tokyo tuna fetches nearly 250,000 at auction

Hundreds of thousands of euros' worth of fish is auctioned off in Tokyo.

05/01/2018